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As a white male, I have long thought that far too many cops were bullies and abused their power. It helps that my parents are immigrants, and my parents' accen

As a white male, I have long thought that far too many cops were bullies and abused their power. It helps that my parents are immigrants, and my parents' accents give them away, which leads to cops and even judges doing stupid things to side with the locals instead. I can't even imagine how much worse it is for minorities and in places that are notoriously corrupt. I believe that both good and bad cops are quitting in record numbers right now. Because, as you say, good cops can't abide the situation and also can't do anything about it. But bad cops are finding that their entire livelihood is at stake if they stay, even just counting their past misdeeds. And there's no way they'd stop acting that way. It's who they are and they've gotten away with it for too long to stop themselves.

bko 5y ago
> . It helps that my parents are immigrants, and my parents' accents give them away, which leads to cops and even judges doing stupid things to side with the locals instead. Can you expand on the negative experiences your immigrant parents had with police and courts? Stop and frisk or things like that? The minority of people (including Black Americans) don't support less police time in their neighborhoods Preference for Amount of Time Police Spend in Your Area Would you rather the police spend more time, the same amount of time or less time as they currently spend in your area? More time; Same amount of time; Less time; Black Americans 20 61 19 White Americans 17 71 12 Hispanic Americans 24 59 17 Asian Americans 9 63 28 U.S. adults 19 67 14 https://news.gallup.com/poll/316571/black-americans-police-retain-local-presence.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/316571/black-americans-police-r...
- wccrawford 5y ago
  A cop decided that the guy who let his kid drive the boat wasn't at fault in the accident, but my parents were, despite my parents doing everything right. A judge decided that a huge, old tree wasn't worth anything (when someone else cut it down without asking), and sided against my parents. Those are the 2 things that come to mind immediately. Basically, any interactions that involved my parents and a local were biased towards the locals by cops/judges/etc.

bko 5y ago

> . It helps that my parents are immigrants, and my parents' accents give them away, which leads to cops and even judges doing stupid things to side with the locals instead. Can you expand on the negative experiences your immigrant parents had with police and courts? Stop and frisk or things like that? The minority of people (including Black Americans) don't support less police time in their neighborhoods Preference for Amount of Time Police Spend in Your Area Would you rather the police spend more time, the same amount of time or less time as they currently spend in your area? More time; Same amount of time; Less time; Black Americans 20 61 19 White Americans 17 71 12 Hispanic Americans 24 59 17 Asian Americans 9 63 28 U.S. adults 19 67 14 https://news.gallup.com/poll/316571/black-americans-police-retain-local-presence.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/316571/black-americans-police-r...

wccrawford 5y ago
A cop decided that the guy who let his kid drive the boat wasn't at fault in the accident, but my parents were, despite my parents doing everything right. A judge decided that a huge, old tree wasn't worth anything (when someone else cut it down without asking), and sided against my parents. Those are the 2 things that come to mind immediately. Basically, any interactions that involved my parents and a local were biased towards the locals by cops/judges/etc.